6 TEAK. 
must be paid in the forests, at the rate of tcs 6 for small 
logs and tes 10 for large logs. The large log is one of 2 
Pikat and over. After the Duty has been paid the rafts 
can proceed to Bangkok; generally the raftsmen are 
changed at Paknampoh. Some 100,000 logs arrive every 
year at Paknampoh. 
At Bangkok the logs are sawn into sundry sizes 
according to the demand of the European market and the 
major part of the teak is exported to Europe. 
The export of Teak was as follows:— 
Value Tons 
During 1903. Tes. 8,276,405 58,140 
zs 1904. », 10,051,725 77,031 
Ke 1905. », 140,75,3829 101,397 
‘9 1906. » 12,800,428 96, 843 
The price of teak logs at Bangkok changes accord- 
ing to the market, it is at present at 10-22 -pikat (See 
Standard Table of Pikat Rates.) The chief trade is done 
by the following firms: the Bombay Burmah Trading Co:, 
Borneo Co., Denny Mott & Dickson, East Asiatic Co:, Ltd:; 
Siam Forest Co. 
